Culturally Proficient Leadership: A Study in the Correlation of School Leaders' Perceived Levels of Cultural Proficiency and Discipline Rates of Black Students in 5A and 6A High Schools in North Texas Page: 39
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leader's self-perceived cultural proficiency thoroughly. Finally, I calculated the total cultural
proficiency score by totaling the mean rating of the questions on the survey and averaging the
responses.
Research Question 2 was answered using a Pearson correlation to examine the significant
differences in the total cultural proficiency between in-school and out-of-school suspensions.
Limitations
Roberts (2010) defined limitations as "any portion of the study that will negatively affect
the results or the ability to generalize. Limitations include sample size, methodology constraints,
length of the study, and response rate" (p. 162). The study's primary limitation is the relatively
small sample size, which may affect the generalizability of the issue as a whole. There was a
baseline criterion for selecting the study's districts, schools, and individual participants. The
designated population of the study was limited to 5A and 6A high schools in nine north Texas
counties. The generalizations of the findings in the study were limited to schools with student
populations of at least 1,300 or more and a Black student population of 9% or more.
It was assumed participants identified to be surveyed about their self-perceived level of
cultural proficiency answered the questions honestly. Also, the assumption was the survey used
during this study maintained validity and reliability in identifying trends and patterns. Access
and voluntary participation limited the ability to gain respondents to the survey. In addition,because of staffing and retention, school leaders may need more time on a particular campus to
directly impact the disciplinary rates. The data collected for the disciplinary actions from the
Texas Education Agency included exclusionary discipline rates from August 2021 to August
2022.39
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Malcolm, Cory Denard. Culturally Proficient Leadership: A Study in the Correlation of School Leaders' Perceived Levels of Cultural Proficiency and Discipline Rates of Black Students in 5A and 6A High Schools in North Texas, dissertation, May 2023; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137625/m1/47/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .